←Psalm 80→BSB

In This Chapter 5 people 4 places 11 terms 1 theme 3 resources

People

Israel 2 Jacob (Patriarch) Jeshurun (Israel) Joseph Zaphenath-paneah (Joseph)

Places

    Key Terms

    Save (Help) 15 Salvation 2 Take Notice 2 Salvation (State) Save (Restore) Salvation (Physical) Salvation (Deliverance) Salvation (Rescuer) Save (Rescue) Salvation (Means) Saving (Means)

    Themes

    Salvation in the Psalms

    Resources

    Imprecatory Psalms Articles Music Articles Shoshannim, Shoshannim-Eduth Articles

    Hear Us, O Shepherd of Israel

    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph.

    ⓘ This psalm of lament might originate with the...

    This psalm of lament might originate with the remnant of the northern kingdom after its fall in 722 BC. The people call on God as their Shepherd and as the God of Heaven’s Armies in the hope that he will return to them and restore them. They remember the Exodus and their special relationship with the Lord and conclude with an expression of renewed commitment to him (80:18).
    ⓘ God is the Shepherd of Israel: See also...
    • God is the Shepherd of Israel: See also 23:1; 28:9; 78:52–53.
    • radiant glory . . . power: These expressions (145:11) refer to God’s manifest presence.
    ⓘ The psalmist urgently calls upon the Lord to...

    The psalmist urgently calls upon the Lord to act.
    1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel,who leads Joseph like a flock;You who sit enthroned between the cherubim,2before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.3Restore us, O God,and cause Your face to shine upon us,that we may be saved.
    ⓘ The people cry out for rescue from the...

    The people cry out for rescue from the shame of their recent defeat. The enemy’s victory is less devastating, however, than the knowledge that they themselves are objects of God’s wrath.
    4O LORD God of Hosts,how long will Your anger smolderagainst the prayers of Your people?5You fed them with the bread of tearsand made them drink the full measure of their tears.6You make us contend with our neighbors;our enemies mock us.7Restore us, O God of Hosts,and cause Your face to shine upon us,that we may be saved.
    ⓘ Israel has a glorious past, beginning with its...

    Israel has a glorious past, beginning with its redemption from Egypt.
    ⓘ Israel had been a prosperous grapevine (Gen 1:28;...

    Israel had been a prosperous grapevine (Gen 1:28; Gal 5:22–23) that God transplanted into the land of Canaan at the time of the conquest. However, the people forgot the source of their prosperity and chose to do evil (Isa 5:1–7; Hos 10:1).
    8You uprooted a vine from Egypt;You drove out the nations and transplanted it.9You cleared the ground for it,and it took root and filled the land.
    ⓘ Solomon’s kingdom had extended west to the Mediterranean...

    Solomon’s kingdom had extended west to the Mediterranean Sea and east to the Euphrates River (see 72:8–9; 89:25; 1 Kgs 4:21).
    10The mountains were covered by its shade,and the mighty cedars with its branches.11It sent out its branches to the Sea,†and its shoots toward the River.†
    12Why have You broken down its walls,so that all who pass by pick its fruit?13The boar from the forest ravages it,and the creatures of the field feed upon it.14Return, O God of Hosts, we pray!Look down from heaven and see!Attend to this vine—15the root Your right hand has planted,the son You have raised up for Yourself.
    ⓘ The community prays for God to change their...

    The community prays for God to change their desperate situation and restore them. They are still the Lord’s chosen people.
    16Your vine has been cut down and burned;they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.17Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand,on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.18Then we will not turn away from You;revive us, and we will call on Your name.19Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts;cause Your face to shine upon us,that we may be saved.